XmlReader.IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element (). : XmlReader « XML « VB.Net

1. VB.Net
2. XML
3. XmlReader

XmlReader.IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element ().

 

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample
  Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        doc.Load("books.xml")
        Dim nodeReader As New XmlNodeReader(doc)
        
        Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings()
        settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema
        settings.Schemas.Add("urn:bookstore-schema", "books.xsd")
       
        Dim reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(nodeReader, settings)

        While reader.Read()
          If reader.IsStartElement() Then
            If reader.IsEmptyElement Then
              Console.WriteLine("<{0}/>", reader.Name)
            Else
              Console.Write("<{0}> ", reader.Name)
              reader.Read() ' Read the start tag.
              If reader.IsStartElement() Then ' Handle nested elements.
                Console.Write(vbCr + vbLf + "<{0}>", reader.Name)
              End If
              Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadString()) 'Read the text content of the element.
            End If
          End If
        End While
    End Sub
End Class

   
  

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